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News TV NEWS FOOTAGE Pakistan: Thousands flee conflict areas as fighting intensifies in North-West 8-10-2008 TV news footage 6-10-2008 News release Section ICRC operations in Asia and the Pacific Activities throughout the world: a country-by-country round-up of the ICRC’s work in Asia and the Pacific. The ICRC maintains extensive operations in Asia and the Pacific allowing it to respond to the needs of people affected by armed conflict and violence. Its biggest operation in the region remains Afghanistan, where the conflict has intensified and spread over the last year.
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Sri Lanka. Kantale Camp for displaced persons, August 2006.
Despite security restraints, the ICRC continues to conduct major assistance operations in collaboration with the Afghan Red Crescent. In Pakistan, medical assistance is high on the agenda after violence in Waziristan resumed in the middle of 2007 and spilled over into other areas that had previously been calm. In Sri Lanka, as well as providing food, shelter and other essential aid to conflict-affected people, the ICRC continues to run a major water and sanitation programme for those displaced by fighting as well as returnees and residents. In many of the countries covered by the ICRC in the region, delegates will continue to visit detainees and will seek to visit others not yet visited. In all contexts where IHL applies, the ICRC will keep on reminding the parties to hostilities of their obligation to protect those not or no longer taking part in the fighting. The country and region names used herein are intended to facilitate reference and have no political significance.  Annual Report27-5-2008 ICRC Annual Report 2007: Asia & the Pacific: Introduction(Info resources\Annual Report\2007) Annual Report Includes PDF, Map Annual Report Includes PDF, Map Feature7-10-2008 Sri Lanka: a step towards self-relianceIn Sri Lanka lack of transport and financial means makes it difficult for hundreds of disabled people to get treatment and orthopaedic devices. An ICRC-supported rehabilitation centre in Jaffna comes to their aid. (The ICRC worldwide\Asia and the Pacific\Sri Lanka) Feature Includes Photo 24-9-2008 Sri Lanka: ICRC helps displaced people return to traditional livelihoodsThe ICRC is set to distribute seed and fertilizer to small farmers displaced by the armed conflict in order to enable them to generate an income the way they used to – by cultivating their land. (The ICRC worldwide\Asia and the Pacific\Sri Lanka) Feature 10-9-2008 Philippines: a wet Ramadan and a tent for shelterOn the southern island of Mindanao, thousands of civilians fleeing clashes between the Philippine army and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front live precariously. The ICRC’s Iolanda Jaquemet talks to some of the civilians and reports on what the organization is doing to support them. (The ICRC worldwide\Asia and the Pacific\Philippines) Feature Includes Photo 5-6-2008 Myanmar: cyclone families ‘safe and well’Restoring family links is an important part of the Myanmar Red Cross Society’s response to the devastation wrought by Cyclone Nargis. The ICRC’s technical expertise in this field is helping to strengthen the National Society’s effectiveness in reuniting family members. (The ICRC worldwide\Asia and the Pacific\Myanmar) Feature Includes Photo 5-6-2008 Working between the lines dividing Sri LankaSri Lanka has only one crossing point between government-held areas and those held by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), at Omanthai. The ICRC has the unique role of facilitating the smooth passage of people and goods "across the lines". Claudia McGoldrick went to Omanthai to meet an ICRC protection officer with a quite unusual job (The ICRC worldwide\Asia and the Pacific\Sri Lanka) Feature Includes Photo 2-5-2008 Afghanistan: video calls provide vital link to families of detaineesEarly in 2008, the ICRC and American authorities set up a system to enable individuals held at the US detention facility in Bagram to communicate with their families via video-teleconference calls. The ICRC's tracing field officer in Kabul, Haji Abu Sayed, tells the story of Janan, a nomadic herdsman who travelled long and far to see his son. (The ICRC worldwide\Asia and the Pacific\Afghanistan) Feature Includes Photo Field newsletter27-6-2008 The ICRC in Philippines: Protecting people affected by armed conflict and other situations of violenceThe ICRC protects and assists civilians displaced or otherwise affected by armed clashes between the government and armed opposition groups. It works to minimize the effects of armed conflicts and violence on the population and acts as a neutral intermediary between opposing forces on humanitarian matters. The ICRC visits detainees and cooperates with the Philippine National Red Cross, to assist displaced people and promote compliance with international humanitarian law (IHL). (The ICRC worldwide\Asia and the Pacific\Philippines) Field newsletter Includes PDF Interview9-9-2008 Pakistan: civilians continue to pay the price of conflictAs clashes escalate between the Pakistani military and armed opposition along the Afghan border, civilians bear the brunt. Pascal Cuttat, head of the ICRC delegation in Islamabad, talks about how the organization is helping them. (The ICRC worldwide\Asia and the Pacific\Pakistan) Interview Includes Photo 28-8-2008 Philippines: rescuing civilians threatened by conflict
Intensifying conflict between the army and an armed group on Mindanao Island is worsening the lot of thousands of displaced civilians. The ICRC's head of delegation in Manila, Felipe Donoso, discusses their plight and the organization's efforts to come to their aid. (The ICRC worldwide\Asia and the Pacific\Philippines) Interview Includes Photo 27-6-2008 Combating the legacy of weapon contamination in CambodiaMom Phireak is Programme Coordinator for Mine Risk Education/Risk Reduction at the Cambodian Red Cross (CRC) in Phnom Penh. In 2005, at Mom's instigation, the CRC started an innovative micro-credit project to support the economic integration of people who are vulnerable to landmines and other explosive remnants. He spoke with Claudia McGoldrick about the project and its success. (The ICRC worldwide\Asia and the Pacific\Cambodia) Interview Includes Photo Official Statement1-6-2008 Intervening in humanitarian emergenciesAddress by Jakob Kellenberger, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, at the 7th Shangri-La Dialogue, IISS* Asian Security summit, 1 June 2008, Singapore. (ICRC Activities\Humanitarian diplomacy\Other organizations) Official Statement 1-11-2007 The ICRC prepared to resume visits to detainees in Myanmar The ICRC, in line with its strictly humanitarian mandate, has officially asked the government of Myanmar for access to all persons in detention and, in particular, those arrested in relation with the events of August and September. Statement by Pierre Krähenbühl, ICRC director of operations. (The ICRC worldwide\Asia and the Pacific\Myanmar) Official Statement Operational update21-8-2008 Pakistan: ICRC activities from January to June 2008 In Pakistan the ICRC mainly supports hospitals treating victims of armed violence and improves access to physical rehabilitation services. It visits detainees, monitors those returning from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and US military bases in Afghanistan and enables families to maintain ties with their relatives detained abroad. (The ICRC worldwide\Asia and the Pacific\Pakistan) Operational update 21-8-2008 Afghanistan: ICRC activities from January to July 2008With armed conflict spreading and the security situation worsening, from its main base in Kabul and other offices countrywide, the ICRC continues to respond to the needs of people affected by the violence and to support the work of the Afghan Red Crescent Society. (The ICRC worldwide\Asia and the Pacific\Afghanistan) Operational update Photo Collection2-10-2008 Philippines: helping people cope with displacement and torrential rain On 10 August 2008, the Philippine armed forces and fighters of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front resumed hostilities on the island of Mindanao. The ICRC immediately launched an emergency operation to help those forced to leave their homes by the fighting. So far, over 120,000 have received food, water and basic household items. (Info resources\Photos\Asia and the Pacific) Photo Collection Includes Photo 21-8-2008 Missing persons in Nepal: the right to know In 2001 following the breakdown in the truce between the government and the Maoists, 20 young men left home in Jogimara, Dhading District to work on an airport runway being built 800 km away in western Nepal. Seventeen of them never returned. (Info resources\Photos\Asia and the Pacific) Photo Collection Includes Photo 6-6-2008 The many faces of Sri Lanka's long armed conflict In Sri Lanka, 25 years of armed conflict between government forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have had serious humanitarian consequences for civilians throughout the country. Over the years many people have fled their homes, particularly in the conflict-affected areas in the north and east of the country, and families have become separated. The ICRC has been working in Sri Lanka for almost two decades, aiming to improve the situation of affected populations on both sides of the armed conflict - including the internally displaced, the wounded and the sick, separated families and detainees. (Info resources\Photos\Asia and the Pacific) Photo Collection Includes Photo 7-4-2008 Afghanistan: armed conflict continues to exact a heavy toll After more than twenty years of being in the country, the ICRC is still providing a range of services to those affected by armed conflict in Afghanistan. These include supporting medical facilities, providing emergency assistance materials, visiting detainees, putting families back in touch and educating children about the dangers of unexploded munitions. (Info resources\Photos\Asia and the Pacific) Photo Collection Includes Photo  |
